Mid-level Systems Analyst salary in Buffalo, NY

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Orchard Park, Lancaster, Hamburg, Amherst, Cheektowaga.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$86,736
Middle 50%$86.7k–$100.9k
vs. all levels here−14%comparison median $101,250
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,010 and $126,745.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,700
25th$86,736
50th (median)$86,736
75th$100,857
90th$114,474

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $71,011 (38 filings) FY2021: median $76,170 (24 filings) FY2023: median $91,520 (11 filings) FY2024: median $97,376 (14 filings) FY2025: median $93,600 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 38 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 11 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 38
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$71,011$71,011$74,51938
FY2021$76,170$73,736$99,25724
FY2022–––6
FY2023$91,520$78,458$98,75711
FY2024$97,376$83,050$108,75014
FY2025$93,600$86,736$102,57910
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Buffalo's median mid-level Systems Analyst salary of $86,736 is worth about $90,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Buffalo = 95.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Buffalo, NY area earned a median of $101,660 in May 2025 (1,170 employed). The H-1B median here is $86,736, 15% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
LTIMindtreetoo few3
Cognizanttoo few2
Virtusatoo few2
Hexaware Technologiestoo few2
Slk Americatoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $86,736 15
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$86,736$86,73615

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.